Unit 3 activities


Questions

  1. Why is an inventory sheet of existing hosts and devices needed when performing a network upgrade?
  2. What information is included in the inventory sheet?
  3. What are the MDF and the IDF?
  4. Describe each of the following types of cables:
    • patch cables
    • horizontal cable
    • vertical cable
    • backbone cable
  5. Why is manageability a major consideration when selecting network devices for a network upgrade?

Labs

  • Lab 3.2.4.2 Evaluating a Cabling Upgrade Plan - work as a group. Instead of handing in this lab, you will produce a short presentation to be given to me (and any others you would like included).